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1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1990 Pittsburgh Pirates
1990 NL East Champions
Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record95–67 (.586)
Divisional place1st
Other information
Owner(s)Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)Larry Doughty
Manager(s)Jim Leyland
Local televisionKDKA-TV
KBL
Local radioKDKA-AM
(Steve Blass, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker)
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The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season was their 109th season; the 104th in the National League. This was their 21st season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished first in the National League East with a record of 95–67. They were defeated four games to two by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1990 National League Championship Series.

Offseason

Regular season

  • Barry Bonds became the first Major Leaguer in history to have a .300 batting average, 100 RBI, 100 runs and 50 stolen bases in the same season. With 33 home runs, he became the second to have 30 home runs and 50 steals in a season, following Cincinnati's Eric Davis in 1987.

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 95 67 0.586 49–32 46–35
New York Mets 91 71 0.562 4 52–29 39–42
Montreal Expos 85 77 0.525 10 47–34 38–43
Chicago Cubs 77 85 0.475 18 39–42 38–43
Philadelphia Phillies 77 85 0.475 18 41–40 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals 70 92 0.432 25 34–47 36–45

Game log

1990 Game Log: 95–67 (Home: 49–32; Away: 46–35)
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

1990 National League Records

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 6–6 8–10 5–13 6–12 6–6 4–8 5–7 5–7 8–10 5–13 7–5
Chicago 6–6 4–8 6–6 3–9 11–7 9–9 11–7 4–14 8–4 7–5 8–10
Cincinnati 10–8 8–4 11–7 9–9 9–3 6–6 7–5 6–6 9–9 7–11 9–3
Houston 13–5 6–6 7–11 9–9 5–7 5–7 5–7 5–7 4–14 10–8 6–6
Los Angeles 12–6 9–3 9–9 9–9 6–6 5–7 8–4 4–8 9–9 8–10 7–5
Montreal 6–6 7–11 3–9 7–5 6–6 8–10 10–8 13–5 7–5 7–5 11–7
New York 8–4 9–9 6–6 7–5 7–5 10–8 10–8 10–8 5–7 7–5 12–6
Philadelphia 7-5 7–11 5–7 7–5 4–8 8–10 8–10 6–12 7–5 8–4 10–8
Pittsburgh 7–5 14–4 6–6 7–5 8–4 5–13 8–10 12–6 10–2 8–4 10–8
San Diego 10–8 4–8 9–9 14–4 9–9 5–7 7–5 5–7 2–10 7–11 3–9
San Francisco 13–5 5–7 11–7 8–10 10–8 5–7 5–7 4–8 4–8 11–7 9–3
St. Louis 5–7 10–8 3–9 6–6 5–7 7–11 6–12 8–10 8–10 9–3 3–9


Detailed records

Roster

1990 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Wally Backman 3B
Jay Bell SS
Andy Van Slyke CF
Bobby Bonilla RF
Barry Bonds LF
Sid Bream 1B
Mike LaValliere C
José Lind 2B
Doug Drabek SP

National League Championship Series

Awards and honors

1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Player stats

Batting
Pitching

Notable transactions

  • May 2, 1990: Rico Rossy was traded by the Pirates to the Atlanta Braves for Greg Tubbs.[11]
  • May 18, 1990: Roger Mason was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[12]
  • June 5, 1990: The Pirates traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Jay Tibbs. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Dorn Taylor to the Orioles on September 5.[13]
  • August 8, 1990: Scott Ruskin, Willie Greene and a player to be named later were traded by the Pirates to the Montreal Expos for Zane Smith. The Pirates completed the trade by sending Moisés Alou to the Expos on August 16.[14]
  • September 1, 1990: Randy Kramer was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Greg Kallevig (minors).[15]

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Buffalo Bisons American Association Terry Collins
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Marc Bombard
A Salem Buccaneers Carolina League Stan Cliburn
A Augusta Pirates South Atlantic League Lee Driggers
A-Short Season Welland Pirates New York–Penn League Jim Mallon
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Julio Garcia
Rookie DSL Pirates Dominican Summer League --

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: DSL Pirates

References

  1. ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. ^ Gordon Dillard at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ Mark Ross at Baseball-Reference
  4. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/backmwa01.shtml
  5. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
  6. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  7. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  8. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  9. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  10. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  11. ^ Rico Rossy at Baseball-Reference
  12. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/masonro01.shtml
  13. ^ Dorn Taylor at Baseball-Reference
  14. ^ Zane Smith at Baseball-Reference
  15. ^ Randy Kramer at Baseball-Reference
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